SAN BENITO, TX—Lydia S. Huerta, 53, was born on November 22, 1958 and entered the Lord’s heavenly kingdom on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Valley Baptist Medical Center surrounded by her family and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, a brother, mother and father in law. She is survived by her loving …
February 2012 archive
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Feb 24 2012
Calendar of Events (Feb. 26-28)
Date: Thru 2012 Event: San Benito Historical Museum’s Pecan Sale More Info: (956) 245-8094 or email: queentut1940@att.net Date: Feb. 25 Time: 9:30 a.m. Event: Zumbathon benefitting the San Benito Food Pantry and Boys & Girls Club of San Benito Where: Boys & Girls Club of San Benito, 410 Stookey Rd., San Benito More Info: (956) …
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Feb 24 2012
BUSTED: Chase turns deadly, two face drug charges
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com What began as a routine traffic stop initiated by a parking violation ended in two suspects arrested on multiple charges, including possession of crack cocaine, after they crashed the vehicle they were driving while attempting to elude police in San Benito on Friday. It was approximately 10:30 a.m. on …
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Feb 24 2012
City OK’s Adopt-A-Park program
By STACEY GONZALEZ Special to the NEWS “Start recruiting those volunteers,” encouraged Place 4 City Commissioner Celeste Sanchez on Tuesday to City of San Benito Parks and Recreation Board Chair Zeke Luna. In a decision that had proponents for the “Adopt-A-Park” plan breathing a sigh of relief Tuesday evening, the city gave Luna their official …
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Feb 24 2012
Hand comes out of retirement
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS Just two days before the start of the 2011-2012 school year, John Hand was pulled out of retirement in a request to teach an English class at the San Benito High School. He had to form a lesson plan for a group of high school students in just …
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Feb 24 2012
TSTC student designs MPO logo
Special to the NEWS Official use of a new symbol for the Harlingen-San Benito Metropolitan Planning Organization (HSBMPO) began before the entity honored the designer who created the emblem, Andrea Caraveo. The Digital Media Design Technology (DMDT) major and 10 of her Texas State Technical College (TSTC) Harlingen classmates in an Advanced Digital Publishing class …
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Feb 21 2012
Calendar of Events (Feb. 22-25)
Date: Thru 2012 Event: San Benito Historical Museum’s Pecan Sale More Info: (956) 245-8094 or email: queentut1940@att.net Date: Thru Feb. 18 Event: Fiber Arts Competition and Exhibit Where: D’Arte Centre, 115 Jackson , Harlingen More Info: (956) 425-4030 or 202-3778 Date: Feb. 18 Time: 6 – 9 p.m. Event: San Benito FFA’s First Annual Charity …
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Feb 21 2012
JAMMING MILES FOR JANET: Terminally ill teen inspires 5k run/walk
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Taking a brisk walk while listening to some tunes can be an enjoyable experience for those inclined to such tendencies; but on March 17, performing as much will mean a little more than usual. That’s the day 2010 graduates of San Benito High School have set aside to hold …
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Feb 21 2012
CHECKMATE: SBHS wins chess state championship
By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS Seats in two charter buses that arrived to a hero’s welcome at Bobby Morrow Stadium in San Benito on Monday were filled with winners, some elementary and middle school students, and then there was the state champion San Benito High School chess team, which eliminated five-time winner …
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Feb 21 2012
Migrant Madness slated at VMA
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS On Saturday, Feb. 25, the Veterans Memorial Academy will be holding Migrant Madness, an event for migrant students of all ages. Registration will take place between 9-9:25 a.m. along with entertainment from the San Benito High School Mariachi del Sol. Session one’s class, “Reading is Fundamental” will be …
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